Once I get my carb ill be running a mikuni and double barrel marshmellow. My prop is the same prop from 06 according to previous owner. So it's in desperate need of a change.
Should I go back to stock?
Or if I want to go aftermarket I'm looking for a little better load carrying? Or top end
What size should I go with and where is a good place to get one from?
Thanks guys
Btw what is the stock 36hp prop supposed to measure?

If you're only changing exhaust and carb stock will be good especially with a load.

Might consider going to a 13 pitch but with a load it may be worse

Great! Thats what I thought. Makes it easy. What is the prop supposed to be?

I wouldnt say that you need a new prop just because the motor is a 2006. The prop on mine has been on for 275 hours and still runs just fine.

New prop should be around 12.25" I believe.

The reason I say it needs a new prop is because it looked small compared to what I have seen on other prodrives and now reading this forum it got me thinking.... Went out and measured a whopping 11.5... From what I'm reading I'm prolly not getting full potential out of my motor.

Haha yea it's time for a new one. Go with the stock Pro-Drive prop.

Awesome! Thanks again for your help

There is a new prop designed by merc coming out in dec/jan

What would be a good mud prop if I want to go aftermarket? Or should I still go stock

And you thought that was relevant to a guy with a Pro-Drive why?

B/c it will be avail for all motors. Ass

Would you have been happy if I didn't say it was coming on the MB motors

Let me try again ..... Merc is comin out with a new mud prop for motors with reverse.

Buzz killington livening up to your name....if my boat is going backward and my motor is the reason it's going backward then I call that reverse....

Sorry had to be a smart ass one time on a thread

Ok ignore my dumbass comments. I realize the relevance of buzz's comment. I got all worked up and was pre mature in my comment.
Hate when that happens! Haha

I was not aware that they were gonna make a threaded prop as well. My bad.

Big blades don't fit the pd. Doubt the new prop will be any different if it ever even makes it to the market..........

Yea that hex big blade prop slides on the threaded shaft of the pro-drive, and has a nice snug fit.

2 things

MB would have to have a motor with reverse before they use it.
I might buy a sport v if they ever come out. I have always been a mercury fan and that is who is building the whole thing.

The big blade isn't enough prop for a PD. At 10P, it is no good for a PD.

Its hard to beat a new stock PD prob. As CB said back when fighting with Hershey over the "Magic Prop", "the prop game is an expensive one".

I said hell with it and bought a stock. Can't really go wrong like everyone said

Stock is good, I sent me old one to get recupped changed to a 13 pitch, it might be worth using as a trot line anchor.... With three guys and four ten foot gators the other night I was turning 4100 rpm and only running 20mph...sucked

What is the secret to getting this thing off! I can't get mine off

beer

I just got done installing a mikuni and a rev limiter with all my wires no longer color coded... It all working correctly by the grace of God... Beer sounds like a great Idea!
My prop nut came of. I'm going to call PRODRIVE and get the prop wrench and shaft locker thingy deal

no need!! a 2x4 with a 1" hole saw, drill a hole in the 2x4 to where is pushes on both blades.
a 6" 3/8 extension works in the collar to stop the spinning


if you had beer you would know this

A three foot crow bar works wonders (if you have one), put the prop nut back on to protect the threads, the hook end of the crow bar wraps around one blade, anything that will give you leverage and will twist it. If it's been on there a while, it'll take some ass behind. You'll think your about to lift a trailer tire pushing on it.

When you put it back on make sure your put antisieze or good grease all over everything.

6 inch 3/8 extension? Not following you?

3/8 inch drive ratchet extension. 6 inches long.

Oh I got you. I don't know what I was thinking.